Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal have more supporters in Pakistan than in India: Amit Shah

Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal have more supporters in Pakistan than in India: Amit Shah

New Delhi, May 20 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal have more supporters in Pakistan than in India.

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Foreign donation ‘scam’: Already filed reply with ED, CBI, EC and MHA, claims AAP MP

Foreign donation ‘scam’: Already filed reply with ED, CBI, EC and MHA, claims AAP MP

New Delhi, May 20 - The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday termed the Enforcement Directorate's charge that the party siphoned off funds collected during a fund-raising event in Canada in 2016 for personal benefits as completely 'baseless' and 'false'.

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At 59 per cent, Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency records highest-ever turnout: EC

At 59 per cent, Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency records highest-ever turnout: EC

Srinagar, May 20 - Voting in J&K's Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency ended peacefully on Monday with a record turnout, pegged at around 59 per cent, as per election officials - the highest since 1996's 46.65 per cent, and much above 2019's 34.16 per

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AAP faces the heat: ED uncovers Rs 7 cr foreign donation ‘scam’ violating FCRA rules

AAP faces the heat: ED uncovers Rs 7 cr foreign donation ‘scam’ violating FCRA rules

New Delhi, May 20 - The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unearthed a Rs 7.08 crore alleged foreign donation scandal involving the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which violated FCRA and election guidelines by manipulating the donor identities.

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Funds raised during Canada events transferred to AAP leader Durgesh Pathak’s account: ED sources

Funds raised during Canada events transferred to AAP leader Durgesh Pathak’s account: ED sources

New Delhi, May 20 - Funds raised during an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) fund-raising event in Canada in 2016 were transferred to the account of Durgesh Pathak, a current party MLA, as per an Enforcement Directorate (ED) report, agency sources said.

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PM Modi tears into Naveen Patnaik-led BJD govt in Odisha rally

PM Modi tears into Naveen Patnaik-led BJD govt in Odisha rally

Bhubaneswar, May 20 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sharpened his attack on the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha, accusing it of engaging in corruption and ruining the state.

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Congress, Trinamool sinking and heading towards ‘inevitable doom’, says PM Modi

Congress, Trinamool sinking and heading towards ‘inevitable doom’, says PM Modi

Kolkata, May 20 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that no matter how much they try, both Trinamool Congress and Congress are heading towards an "inevitable doom" as West Bengal is gearing up for the lotus to bloom.

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Remarkable turnaround in last 10 years as banks’ profit crosses Rs 3 lakh crore: PM Modi

Remarkable turnaround in last 10 years as banks’ profit crosses Rs 3 lakh crore: PM Modi

New Delhi, May 20 - The banking sector has witnessed a profit of Rs 3 lakh crore for the first time in the FY 2023-24.

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Gujarat ATS nabs four IS terrorists from Ahmedabad airport

Gujarat ATS nabs four IS terrorists from Ahmedabad airport

Ahmedabad, May 20 - Gujarat's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has nabbed four terrorists from the Ahmedabad airport following a tip-off from a central agency.

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Startup founders hail PM Modi’s initiatives to boost ecosystem

Startup founders hail PM Modi’s initiatives to boost ecosystem

New Delhi, May 20 - India's startup ecosystem is thriving due to several initiatives launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last few years, like 'Startup India', amid conducive policies and budgetary reforms, startup founders said on Monday.

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ED seeks extension of CM Kejriwal’s judicial custody

ED seeks extension of CM Kejriwal’s judicial custody

New Delhi, May 20 - The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday moved an application before a special court here seeking a 14-day extension of judicial custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal upon the expiry of the Supreme Court interim bail order on

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Back from Bishkek, horrified Pakistani students say they were ‘abandoned’ by Sharif government

Back from Bishkek, horrified Pakistani students say they were ‘abandoned’ by Sharif government

Islamabad, May 20 - Sharing their horrific tales of survival after returning home via special flights from Kyrgyzstan, Pakistani students have slammed the Shehbaz Sharif government for making false claims about ensuring their safe return.

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MVA, Mahayuti leaders slam ‘deliberately slow’ voting process; Fadnavis alerts ECI

MVA, Mahayuti leaders slam ‘deliberately slow’ voting process; Fadnavis alerts ECI

Thane (Maharashtra), May 20 - Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ally Nationalist Congress Party (SP) National General Secretary Dr. Jitendra Awhad has alleged that the election process was being ‘deliberately slowed’ by the polling officials, even as Mahayuti Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis brought

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Arvind Kejriwal graffiti: Cops take cognizance, AAP blames BJP

Arvind Kejriwal graffiti: Cops take cognizance, AAP blames BJP

New Delhi, May 20 - Delhi Police on Monday said that they have taken cognizance of the graffiti inside the Metro stations threatening Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

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Maha CM predicts wipeout of Uddhav Thackeray, ‘400-plus’ for NDA

Maha CM predicts wipeout of Uddhav Thackeray, ‘400-plus’ for NDA

Thane (Maharashtra), May 20 - Ruling MahaYuti ally Shiv Sena Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has predicted a total wipeout of his rival Shiv Sena (UBT)’s ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections and reiterated that the BJP-led NDA will win more

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Polling percentage in Bengal 32.70 pc till 11 AM, much higher than national average

Polling percentage in Bengal 32.70 pc till 11 AM, much higher than national average

Kolkata, May 20 - In overall peaceful polling during the first four hours in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections for seven constituencies in West Bengal, the polling percentage was reported at 32.70 per cent, much higher than the national average of

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SC refuses to entertain PIL against three new criminal laws

SC refuses to entertain PIL against three new criminal laws

New Delhi, May 20 - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) filed against the three recently enacted criminal laws replacing the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act.

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ICMR rejects BHU study on Covaxin, says findings misleading

ICMR rejects BHU study on Covaxin, says findings misleading

New Delhi, May 20 - The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has rejected a recent study led by Banaras Hindu University (BHU), which claimed that Covaxin raised the rare risk of stroke, and Guillain-Barre syndrome, among others, and said that the findings

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Slammed by the West, Iranian President Raisi built bridges of friendship with India

Slammed by the West, Iranian President Raisi built bridges of friendship with India

New Delhi, May 20 - Starting as a cleric before moving to the judiciary where he had to solve complex legal cases, and then to politics, where he had to handle tricky issues as Iran's President, Ebrahim Raisi had a varied and successful

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India stands with Iran in time of sorrow: PM Modi on demise of Ebrahim Raisi

India stands with Iran in time of sorrow: PM Modi on demise of Ebrahim Raisi

New Delhi, May 20 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday condoled the demise of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and said that India is with Iran in the time of sorrow.

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